tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post2009655115420205316..comments2015-02-15T19:10:02.291-06:00Comments on 'Village Life in Kreis Saarburg, Germany': When Did They Have...?Kathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-27494294141125287782014-07-01T15:20:08.267-05:002014-07-01T15:20:08.267-05:00Hi Tom,
You are asking some big questions, especi...Hi Tom,<br /><br />You are asking some big questions, especially since Germany was made up of Prussian and Bavaria as well as other small states up until 1871. Data collection probably varied. To date I have not come across city directories although most of my research is in small villages - larger cities may have had them. Newspapers like the Trier&#39;sche Zeitung did reach the villages by stagecoach mail - if someone subscribed. I would guess that if the town had a Gasthaus with a sort of tap room, a newspaper subscription would have drawn potential readers who drank and discussed. I have seen one article from 2 September 1838 reproduced in a local history. Definitely there were tax polls and land registries, most of which are now held by archives like the State Archive in Koblenz and its branches - if you want Rhineland information. Kathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13928417.post-33791210355407012582014-06-22T15:07:27.743-05:002014-06-22T15:07:27.743-05:00For research purposes, I&#39;ve wondered when/whet...For research purposes, I&#39;ve wondered when/whether these sources were available in Germany (and/or in Europe):<br /><br />- City directories that list addresses and occupations<br /><br />- Newspapers that reached the smaller towns and middle class (or working class)<br /><br />- Tax polls and similar annual listings<br /><br />- Registers of Deeds for land transactions<br /><br />Of course, all these resources suppose that, by some period, Europe had developed a multi-level society with a land-owning middle class and a literate working class.Tom Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156208787667044304noreply@blogger.com